Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1887-09-29

certain quarters.
II those enemies are ut work in Da-
kota to divert support from it to any
other plan, they are not, in my opln-
ion, working for the true interests OF
the territory OF Dakota. That some
bill substantially like it is the only
one that can pass congress, and all
attempts to let the land on terms
very different from those contained
therein will only result in an intimate
postponement OF the project OF open
ing the reservation to white people.
/ hope, therefore, if you have any IN
terest in the rapid development OF a
great state, you will warn all your
people against any new plan for
securing the lands and urge them all
to support this Just measure, which
will secure the opening to settlement
OF IL, 900, 900 acres of land, and will,
at the time, work great advantage
to the Indians. III. l.. Dawes.
The last Aberdeen Pioneer an
nounces the retirement from that pa.
per of Col. w. c. Plummer and S. ].
Small.
Nearly all the employees of the
Drake Marble Works at Sioux Falls
went on a strike.
The trouble at the Yankton agency
has been adjusted without throwing
anybody off the reservation, and the
Indians are ready to take their lands
in severality.
Z. f. Hamlin, editor of the Dakota
Blizzard at Elk Point, has been miss
ing for about ten DAYS and his friends
are much concerned as 70 his where
| abouts.
A Chicago architect, among Others,
is making preliminary studies dedi-
Gated to the coming grand Catholic
cathedral, bishops residence ano
schools at Yankton, the whole out
lay proposed by Bishop Marty to be
about $4,000, 600.
George Rumpel, a young Bohemian
farmer tweaty miles southwest OF
Faulkton, suicided by shooting re.
Gently. Insanity was the aus
Sioux Falls, will 500 have a street
railway in operation.
At Canton, the coroner's jury in the
railroad accident matter finished
their labor. They censure the rail-
road company for not having strin-
gent rules IN regard to leaving brakes
set on Ears while standing still on a
downhiil grade.
Hon. Barney Caulield has received
a letter from Senator Dawes, who
says he will push his bill in congress
tor the opening OF the great Sioux res
ervation, he considers necessary to
make Dakota one or two states of
the Union.
The third annual exhibition of the
Black Hills Fair association had a
large attendance.
The large barn OF Charles S. Cooley
near Tower City was burned. Loss,
$4,000, with some insurance.
Judge Caldwell has sold 500 acres
Of farming land. five miles from HUI
ron. to Mrs. Hattie b. Wright of Min
neapolis for S25, 900; also $50 acres
TO NJ. w. Jones OF Minneapolis for
81, The tract adioin.
A Buttzville dispatch states that
the fine barn on the Pleasant View
farm, owned by T. d. Platt, was
burned. with 100 tons of hay and L.
500 bushels OF oats. Fifty loads of
hay, stacked outside, were also de-
~stroyed. Poultry and calves persisted.
Loss, $4,000; insurance, 81, 200.
A Philadelphia dispatch says:
Henry p. Volkmar alias Alfred H.
Lewis, who was brought here from
Dakota on tho charge of arson, was
placed in the dock in the old court
house. Col William B. Mann had a
long conversation with him, and
some OF his relatives also called to
court the prisoner was placed in the
hands OF the sheriffs officers and re.
moved to prison.
Col. Bonnister, Indian inspector,
has just arrived from Yankton reser.
walton, and reports all quiet and the
survey going on. The trouble there
was caused by four chiefs, who advis-
ed the young bucks to resist the sur
vey and the allotment OF land. After
learning these facts Col. Bonnister
threatened these four old chiefs with
arrest and Imprisonment at Fort
randall Uhnn thau rntanAal .,I
promised to take land themselves and
advise their people to take land and
to a all opposition tothe sur vey.
Major ]. NJ. Washburn died at
Mitchell OF diabetes. He leaves a wife
and one son, c. H. Washbnrn, postal
clerk between Egan and Sioux City.
Maj. Washburn went to Dakota eight.
cen years ago as ldian agent at the
old Wheatstone agency, and was aft
erward receiver in the United States
land office for two terms. He located
first at Vermillion, then removed to
Sioux Falls, and later to Mitchell.
lie was a prominent Republican. His
funeral under Masonic auspices, was
the largest yer held in South Dakota.
Masonic delegations were present from
Sioux Falls, Alexandria, Plankinton,
White Lake and other points.
Rev. ]. w. Scott, pastor of the M.
E. church at Plankinton, has with.
drawn from the ministry and the
church under peculiar circumstances.
Charges OF dishonesty and immortality
had been made against him. Presid-
ing Elder Pardee, OF Mitchell, appoint.
ed an investigating committee, they
reported that the charges were well
founded and Rev. Scott was summon.
ed to appear for trial, but he has
left.
Prairie fires did a large amount OF
damage a few miles south of Aberdeen.
Several farmers lost a large amount
oil grain and other property.
At st. Thomas, Charles Facy.
twenty>one years old, was fatally
shot by his insane father while defend
ing his mother from the mad attack
of his father.
The North Dakota Fair at Grand
Forks was a grand success.
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